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Cop Out Trailer
Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Jimmy (Bruce Willis) is the veteran...
Jan 6, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongUp in the Air (2009)
“How much does your life weigh?” George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a hit man. He doesn’t kill people, well, at least not directly. He’s a corporate hatchet man who fires people for a living — people...
Jan 6, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongAvatar (2009)
I was made by a computer! There are big movies, and then there are BIG movies. James Cameron’s technical chef d’oeuvre and decade-long undertaking, “Avatar,” is neither — it’s bigger. It occupies a...
Jan 5, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #25 – Precious, Invictus (Written Reviews)
This week we’re trying something a little different. Scott, my usual co-host, was absent from class during the recording of the show so instead of scrambling to find a temporary replacement I decided...
Jan 5, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisney Completes Marvel Acquisition
BURBANK, Calif., December 31, 2009—Advancing its strategy of delivering great branded content to people around the world, Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney...
Jan 1, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongInvictus (2009)
Overcompensation is human nature. Just ask a high school principal or an ER doctor. Whether it’s a developing teenage male whose manhood has been challenged or a driver whose lost control of his...
Jan 1, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe 10 Best Films of 2009
2009 proved to be a big year for film, both blockbuster and independent. James Cameron made a triumphant return to the cineplex with “Avatar,” and J.J. Abrams made “Star Trek” cool again, all while...
Jan 1, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongFantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Mr. Fox, although a kleptomaniac and an irresponsible sociopathological thrill-seeker, sure is charming and sometimes even quote-unquote fantastic. But what about the farmers? Boggis, Bunce and Bean...
Dec 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRobin Hood Trailer
Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as Robin Hood, whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit...
Dec 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSheryl Sandberg Joins Disney Board of Directors
BURBANK, Calif., December 23, 2009—The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Board of Directors has nominated Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., to be a new independent director,...
Dec 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongParamount Sees the Light, Budgets for Smaller Films
Paramount may just be the king of the super-budgeted blockbuster film. They scored mega-hits this year with “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “Star Trek,” and “GI Joe: Rise of Cobra,” all with...
Dec 21, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongHot Tub Time Machine Trailer
Hot Tub Time Machine follows a group of best friends who’ve become bored with their adult lives: Adam (John Cusack) has been dumped by his girlfriend; Lou (Rob Corddry) is a party guy who can’t find...
Dec 17, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRoy E. Disney Dies at 79
Roy Edward Disney, son of Disney Studios co-founder Roy O. Disney, and nephew of Walt Disney, passed away today (12/16/09) at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, California,...
Dec 17, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA’s 25 Best Films of the Decade (2000-2009)
Lists of this nature rarely serve any meaningful purpose. To include a film means that many more will be excluded. And in a decade’s worth of cinema, to make a list of the “best” at the expense of so...
Dec 16, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongHFPA Announces 67th Golden Globe Nominees
The 67th Golden Globe Awards nominees have been announced. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association rolled out its yearly list of nominees for the first major ceremony of the awards season. List below...
Dec 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
- Review: ‘A War’ explores war’s quiet, forgotten horrors
- TMA FilmCast #33 — Vera Chytilova and the Czech New Wave
- The fantasist: The comic art of Woody Allen
- Tribeca picks up North American rights to ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ at Sundance
- TMA FilmCast #32 — Alison Frank interviews Ana Geislerova
- ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
- TMA FilmCast #31 — Alison Frank reports from 67th Locarno Film Fest
- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
- ‘The Fool’: A modern propaganda film
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